New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

New York City FC

1 – 1

Full Time

Philadelphia Union

Sun 7 Nov 2021 · 20:30 UTC Yankee Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Gedion Zelalem 21' Y

Gedion Zelalem 21' R

Gedion Zelalem 23' R

Y 25' Jakob Glesnes

Y 31' Kai Wagner

Y 50' Jose Andres Martinez

Jesus Medina 82' Y

Y 85' Alejandro Bedoya

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union — MLS at Yankee Stadium.

New York City FC 18 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 18 games · 16 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

New York City FC 19 games · Avg 2.9 goals Philadelphia Union

Last 5 meetings

2021-11-07 New York City FC 1–1 Philadelphia Union 2021-08-18 Philadelphia Union 1–0 New York City FC 2021-05-01 Philadelphia Union 0–2 New York City FC 2020-07-09 New York City FC 0–1 Philadelphia Union 2019-10-06 Philadelphia Union 1–2 New York City FC

Recent Form

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Nov	Philadelphia Union	H	1–1	D
30 Oct	Internacional CF Miami	A	3–1	W
27 Oct	Chicago Fire FC	H	1–0	W
23 Oct	D.C. United SC	H	6–0	W
20 Oct	Atlanta United FC	A	1–1	D
17 Oct	New York Red Bulls	A	0–1	L

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Nov	New York City FC	A	1–1	D
31 Oct	FC Cincinnati	H	2–0	W
27 Oct	Toronto FC	A	2–2	D
23 Oct	Nashville SC	H	1–0	W
21 Oct	Minnesota United FC	A	2–3	L
16 Oct	Montreal Impact FC	A	2–2	D

Season Stats

New York City FC		Philadelphia Union
#5	Position	#13
26	Points	16
18	Played	18
7 / 5 / 6	W / D / L	4 / 4 / 10
31	Scored	25
24	Conceded	33
+7	GD	-8
1.44	PPG	0.89
39%	Win %	22%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

17% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

22% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

New York City FC are 5th (26 pts). Philadelphia Union are 13th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC

0-15

4/–

16-30

3/4

31-45

2/4

46-60

3/2

61-75

2/2

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Philadelphia Union

0-15

3/3

16-30

1/5

31-45

3/3

46-60

3/1

61-75

4/2

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	11 G	3 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 A
Agustin Ojeda	4 G	3 A

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski

8 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Yankee Stadium!
5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jesus Medina, as he is very good at scoring at Yankee Stadium with 4 goals in the last 3 games.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
20' Philadelphia Union is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
21' New York City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
23' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Gedion Zelalem.
25' Philadelphia Union receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 25.
27' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kacper Przybylko makes no mistake. 0-1!
31' Controversy at the stadium! Kai Wagner argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
36' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
41' A quiet spell here at Yankee Stadium. New York City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
46' New York City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
50' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jose Andres Martinez on 50 minutes.
53' Valentin Castellanos adds to his 0 season tally! New York City FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
58' Cory Burke has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
63' New York City FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
66' Jack McGlynn has so much to prove this time. He replaces Leon Flach on 66 minute.
71' The 32-year-old Jamiro Monteiro has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
76' Santiago Rodriguez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
81' It is a substitution in Philadelphia Union team. Kacper Przybylko is replaced by Cory Burke on 81 minute.
82' The referee calls foul for Jesus Medina. He receives a Yellow card.
85' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Alejandro Bedoya.
89' The whistle greets Santiago Rodriguez as he departs to be replaced by Tayvon Gray.
90' Jesus Bueno is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jamiro Monteiro at the 90 minute mark.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ronny Deila

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Cory Burke	6
Valentin Castellanos	5
Daniel Gazdag	4
Maxi Moralez	4
Alonso Martinez	3
Alejandro Bedoya	3
Julian Carranza	3
Mikkel Uhre	2

Head to Head

New York City FC Form

2021-11-07 New York City FC 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2021-10-30 Internacional CF Miami 1–3 New York City FC W 2021-10-27 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2021-10-23 New York City FC 6–0 D.C. United SC W 2021-10-20 Atlanta United FC 1–1 New York City FC D 2021-10-17 New York Red Bulls 1–0 New York City FC L

Philadelphia Union Form

2021-11-07 New York City FC 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2021-10-31 Philadelphia Union 2–0 FC Cincinnati W 2021-10-27 Toronto FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2021-10-23 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Nashville SC W 2021-10-21 Minnesota United FC 3–2 Philadelphia Union L 2021-10-16 Montreal Impact FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.04 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 58% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC55% Draw24% Philadelphia Union21%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 3.04

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

45%

New York City FC or Philadelphia Union

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC42% Draw42% Philadelphia Union16%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

9.6%

2 – 0

9.4%

1 – 0

8.9%

0 – 0

6.4%

3 – 1

6.4%

3 – 0

6.1%

1 – 2

2 – 2

0 – 1

4.2%

3 – 2

3.4%

4 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	18%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	23%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	11%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.